Why? The Government Digital Service (GDS) monitors public sector body web content for compliance with PSBAR (Public Sector Bodies Accessibility Regulations). GDS interprets WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) as requiring captions that accurately capture the meaning of the audio. “automatically-generated captions do not meet user needs or accessibility requirements, unless they…
This guide explains how to add closed captioning directly on Engageli. (step by step) Captions are available during a live class and transcripts can be viewed in the Engageli Playback Room. The captions ONLY capture the instructor’s audio, and learners’ audio on the podium when the class is in Room…
This guide explains for students how to add closed captioning directly on Engageli. (step by step) Captions are available during a live class and transcripts can be viewed in the Engageli Playback room. The captions ONLY capture the instructor’s audio, and learners’ audio on the podium when the class is…
Why an update? Speech recognition technology has rapidly evolved … delivering competitive accuracy in speech recognition tasks. It just works simply and easily now. Step One Find your stream recording on your home page. Coventry University Planet eStream homepage (media.coventry.ac.uk) Accessing the Automatic Transcription Services, navigate to a video that…
The survey system Explorance Blue and Aula are integrated, so that students can access their Blue surveys (whether they are module evaluations, placement evaluations or apprenticeship surveys) via a link in Aula without having to login to the separate Blue system. This method of promoting surveys to students is in…
Introduction to Text-to-Speech Tools for Accessibility In the digital age, accessibility has become a crucial aspect of technology. One of the key components of digital accessibility is Text-to-Speech (TTS) technology. TTS tools convert written text into spoken words, providing an auditory experience that can be beneficial for various users. Who Benefits from…
Finding the spaces that matter the most to you has become quicker and easier with Aula’s Starred Spaces feature. It works just like the emails you’re used to, where you can star what’s most relevant to get back to it later. To see more about how to star/unstar a space,…
Who is this for? Academics teaching in a classroom with a miked computer linked up to a projector who wish to display live automated captions to their students. Microsoft guide We found Microsoft’s guide “Present with real-time, automatic captions or subtitles in PowerPoint” clear and easy to follow. Best results…
Update The guidance below refers to Microsoft Stream classic. For updated guidance about how to use the new version of Microsoft Stream to generate captions for your video files and then host them in Planest eStream, please see this page: Who is this guide for? Academics and support staff that…
Transcripts make for a fantastic boost in accessibility of your meetings, especially for people who weren’t able to make it to the meeting or count on recordings/transcripts to fully understand what was discussed at the time. However, automatically-generated transcripts have their limits in terms of accuracy, so to make a…